Effect of Dorper Rams’ Social-Sexual Hierarchy on Their Sexual Behavior and Capacity to Induce Estrus in Ewes

Effect of Dorper Rams’ Social-Sexual Hierarchy on Their Sexual Behavior and Capacity to Induce Estrus in Ewes

This study aimed to assess the influence of the social rank of rams and quality of stimuli to ewes between dominant and subordinate Dorper rams joined to anestrus ewes. Social rank was evaluated for two days (ESR; <i>n</i> = 36); rams were exposed to estrogenized ewes in a competitive te...

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Main Authors: Andrea González-Tavizón, César A. Meza-Herrera, Gerardo Arellano-Rodríguez, Miguel Mellado, Viridiana Contreras-Villarreal, Oscar Ángel-García, José R. Arévalo, Francisco G. Véliz-Deras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
social rank
anestrus ewe
sexual behavior
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/3/391

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